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How It's Made
Season 1 · Episode 11
Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Fuel Tanks, Hockey Sticks
9.021mMarch 17, 2001
Plastic film is extruded, cut and sealed into bags; photovoltaic cells are connected and laminated into solar panels; durable polymers are molded into vehicle fuel tanks; and layered materials are shaped and finished into hockey sticks.
Episodes
- Episode 1Aluminum Foil, Snowboards, Contact Lenses, Bread
- Episode 2Compact Discs, Mozzarella Cheese, Pantyhose, Fluorescent Tubes
- Episode 3Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer
- Episode 4Hearing Aids, 3D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, Toilets
- Episode 5Copy Paper, Jeans, Computers, Plate Glass
- Episode 6Nails and Staples, Safety Glasses, Fabrics, Bicycles
- Episode 7Kayaks, Safety Boots, Electronic Signs, Cereals
- Episode 8Trucks, Adhesive Bandages, Computer Circuit Boards, Liquors
- Episode 9Steel, Apple Juice, Aircraft Landing Gear, Cosmetics
- Episode 10Holograms, Package Printing, Skin Culture, Canned Corn
- Episode 11Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Fuel Tanks, Hockey Sticks
- Episode 12Aluminum Screw Caps, Chocolate, Pills, Pasta
- Episode 13Bicycle Helmets, Aluminum, Automotive Brakes, Lithium-Ion Batteries